Yehud attack
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The Yehud attack was an attack on a civilian house in the village of Yehud
carried out by a Palestinian Fedayeen
squad on October 12, 1953. Three Jewish civilians were killed in the event.
. The militants reached the Jewish village Yehud, located about 13 kilometres (8 mi) east of Tel Aviv
, where they threw a grenade
into a civilian house.
In the event a Jewish woman, Suzanne Kinyas, and her two children (3 year old girl and a 1 and a half year old boy) are killed.
The tracks of the perpetrators led to the Palestinian village of Rantis
, then in the control of Jordan
, located about five miles north of Qibya
.
The attack shocked the Israeli public, both because of the fact that it was the first terror attack committed in the center of the Israel and because the victims of the attack were a woman and her infant children, whom were murdered in their sleep.
, Glubb Pasha, promised that Jordan would catch the perpetrators and bring them to justice, on the morning of October 13th a decision was made by the Israeli Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion
, and the Chief of Staff Mordechai Maklef, deputy chief of staff Moshe Dayan
and acting defense minister Pinhas Lavon
, of retaliation in response to Yehud attack. The village of Qibya was chosen as a the destination for the counter attack.
About 130 IDF soldiers participated in the counter attack codenamed Operation Shoshana (after the three year old girl killed in the Yehud attack), which was commanded by Ariel Sharon
. Then the IDF force arrived at the village of Qibya
, threw grenades and fired through the windows and doors of the houses. Then blew up 45 houses, a school, and a mosque. About 60 civilians, mostly women and children, were killed in this Retribution operation
.
The act was condemned by the U.S. State Department, the UN Security Council, and by Jewish communities worldwide. The State Department described the raid as "shocking", and used the occasion to confirm publicly that economic aid to Israel had been suspended previously, for other non-compliance regarding the 1949 Armistice Agreements
.
Yehud
Yehud is a city in the Center District in Israel that is part of the joint municipality of Yehud-Monosson. In 2007, Yehud's population was approximately 25,600 .- History :...
carried out by a Palestinian Fedayeen
Fedayeen
Fedayeen is a term used to describe several distinct militant groups and individuals in West Asia at different times in history. It is sometimes used colloquially to refer to suicide squads, especially those who are not bombers.-Overview:...
squad on October 12, 1953. Three Jewish civilians were killed in the event.
The attack
On Monday, 12 October 1953, A Palestinian Fedayeen squad infiltrated into Israel from JordanJordan
Jordan , officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan , Al-Mamlaka al-Urduniyya al-Hashemiyya) is a kingdom on the East Bank of the River Jordan. The country borders Saudi Arabia to the east and south-east, Iraq to the north-east, Syria to the north and the West Bank and Israel to the west, sharing...
. The militants reached the Jewish village Yehud, located about 13 kilometres (8 mi) east of Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv , officially Tel Aviv-Yafo , is the second most populous city in Israel, with a population of 404,400 on a land area of . The city is located on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline in west-central Israel. It is the largest and most populous city in the metropolitan area of Gush Dan, with...
, where they threw a grenade
Grenade
A grenade is a small explosive device that is projected a safe distance away by its user. Soldiers called grenadiers specialize in the use of grenades. The term hand grenade refers any grenade designed to be hand thrown. Grenade Launchers are firearms designed to fire explosive projectile grenades...
into a civilian house.
In the event a Jewish woman, Suzanne Kinyas, and her two children (3 year old girl and a 1 and a half year old boy) are killed.
The tracks of the perpetrators led to the Palestinian village of Rantis
Rantis
Rantis is a Palestinian town in the West Bank, located in the northwestern Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, 33 kilometers northwest of Ramallah. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, it had a population of 2,900 in mid-year 2006...
, then in the control of Jordan
Jordan
Jordan , officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan , Al-Mamlaka al-Urduniyya al-Hashemiyya) is a kingdom on the East Bank of the River Jordan. The country borders Saudi Arabia to the east and south-east, Iraq to the north-east, Syria to the north and the West Bank and Israel to the west, sharing...
, located about five miles north of Qibya
Qibya
Qibya is a Palestinian village in the West Bank, located northwest of Ramallah and exactly north of the large Israeli city of Modi'in. It is part of the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, and according to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, it had a population of approximately 4,901 in...
.
The attack shocked the Israeli public, both because of the fact that it was the first terror attack committed in the center of the Israel and because the victims of the attack were a woman and her infant children, whom were murdered in their sleep.
Israeli retaliation
Although the Commander of the Jordan LegionArab Legion
The Arab Legion was the regular army of Transjordan and then Jordan in the early part of the 20th century.-Creation:...
, Glubb Pasha, promised that Jordan would catch the perpetrators and bring them to justice, on the morning of October 13th a decision was made by the Israeli Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion
David Ben-Gurion
' was the first Prime Minister of Israel.Ben-Gurion's passion for Zionism, which began early in life, led him to become a major Zionist leader and Executive Head of the World Zionist Organization in 1946...
, and the Chief of Staff Mordechai Maklef, deputy chief of staff Moshe Dayan
Moshe Dayan
Moshe Dayan was an Israeli military leader and politician. The fourth Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces , he became a fighting symbol to the world of the new State of Israel...
and acting defense minister Pinhas Lavon
Pinhas Lavon
Pinhas Lavon was an Israeli politician, minister and labor leader, best known for the Lavon Affair.-Early life:Lavon was born as Pinhas Lubianiker in Kopychyntsi in what was previously Galicia in Austria-Hungary . He studied law at the University of Lviv, where he organized Histadrut organizations...
, of retaliation in response to Yehud attack. The village of Qibya was chosen as a the destination for the counter attack.
About 130 IDF soldiers participated in the counter attack codenamed Operation Shoshana (after the three year old girl killed in the Yehud attack), which was commanded by Ariel Sharon
Ariel Sharon
Ariel Sharon is an Israeli statesman and retired general, who served as Israel’s 11th Prime Minister. He has been in a permanent vegetative state since suffering a stroke on 4 January 2006....
. Then the IDF force arrived at the village of Qibya
Qibya
Qibya is a Palestinian village in the West Bank, located northwest of Ramallah and exactly north of the large Israeli city of Modi'in. It is part of the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, and according to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, it had a population of approximately 4,901 in...
, threw grenades and fired through the windows and doors of the houses. Then blew up 45 houses, a school, and a mosque. About 60 civilians, mostly women and children, were killed in this Retribution operation
Retribution operations
The retribution operations were military operations carried out by the Israel Defense Forces during the 1950s and 1960s. These actions were in response to constant fedayeen terror attacks during which the Palestinian militants infiltrated from Syria, Egypt and Jordan into Israel to carry out...
.
The act was condemned by the U.S. State Department, the UN Security Council, and by Jewish communities worldwide. The State Department described the raid as "shocking", and used the occasion to confirm publicly that economic aid to Israel had been suspended previously, for other non-compliance regarding the 1949 Armistice Agreements
1949 Armistice Agreements
The 1949 Armistice Agreements are a set of agreements signed during 1949 between Israel and neighboring Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, and Syria. The agreements ended the official hostilities of the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, and established armistice lines between Israeli forces and the forces in...
.
External links
- Jordan lets Israelis track killer of 3 - Published on The New York TimesThe New York TimesThe New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
on October 14, 1953